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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to Afrobarometer survey as of late December and early January, more than half (53%) of survey respondents who self-identified as registered to vote said they would cast their ballots for Museveni. About one in five respondents (18%) Bobi Wine. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Edward Ssekandi and senior cabinet colleagues Amelia Kyambadde, Elliod Tumwesigye, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu and Vincent Sempijja are among up to 36 NRM bigwigs that lost MP elections on Thursday. Others kicked out by voters are: Dr Crispus Kiyonga, Ruth Nankabirwa, Saida Bumba, Chris …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | President Yoweri Museveni has said the results of his country’s election marks another victory for Uganda over foreign influence. The Electoral Commission today declared Museveni winner by58.64% of the votes cast. “Foreign interference will not be tolerated ” he said. He accused …

  📌 FINAL RESULTS ✳ Museveni 5,851,037 (58.64) ✳ Kyagulanyi 3,475,298 (34.83%) ✳ Amuriat 323,536 (3.24%) ✳ Muntu 65,334 (0.65) ✳ Kabuleta 44,300 (0.44%) ✳ Mao 55,665 (0.56%) ✳ Tumukunde 50,141 (0.50%) ✳ Kalembe 37,469 (0.38%) ✳ Katumba 35,983 (0.36%) ✳ Mwesigye 24,673 (0.25%) ✳ Mayambala 14,657 (0.15%) • Registered …

📌 9th Reading of the provisional Uganda 2020 Presidential Election Results- 11.30 am local time ✳Registered Voters: 18,103,603 ✳Polling stations: 34,684 ✳Received 31,599 or 91.11% of the total number of polling stations UPDATE ✳ Museveni 5,562,141 (58.89) ✳ Kyagulanyi 3,263,309 (34.55%) ✳ Amuriat 310,753 (3.29%) ✳ Muntu 62,152 (0.66) ✳ …

📌 Results from 8,310 polling stations (23% of total) Museveni 1,536 205 votes 65.02%, Kyagulanyi 647,146 ✳ Museveni 62.7% ✳ Kyagulanyi 29.34% ✳ Kalembe 0.51% ✳ Katumba 0.38% ✳ Mwesigye 0.30% ✳ Mayambala 0.22% ✳ Amuriat 4.11% – 212,605 ✳ Muntu 0.66% – 32,339 ✳ Kabuleta 0.51% – 25,378 ✳ Mao 0.80% …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nationwide shutdown of the internet did not stop Ugandans from turning up early and in numbers to vote. The internet was switched off at 8pm on Wednesday night. TV stations remain on, and most of them broadcast Ugandans lining to vote. NTV Uganda broadcast …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has heavily deployed its personnel to fight against massive poaching that has resurrected in the Karamoja region. Fred Pizza, the chief warden of Mt. Elgon National Park which covers up to Karamoja region says that the deployment follows the increasing cases of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 165 polling stations mainly in Kampala and Wakiso have more than 1200 registered voters, the ceiling of voters supposed to be at a particular polling station according to Electoral Commission (EC) data analyzed by Uganda Radio Network. The implication of this is the likelihood of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lenders are hoping that the general elections will be peaceful so that their businesses return to normal. Like many other sections of the economy, the financial sector was still trying to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic when the climax of the election …